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The Faerie Tales of Candi Cottin.

For a few days I needed something besides Sims 4, so I re-installed Sims 3... (despite it kind of being my least favorite fo the series, please don’t @ me.) I just kind of wanted to play, since the last I remember playing I was trying to hold a legacy together that I had no motivation to play anymore...

So I made a faerie because I wanted something whimsical and that is not in Sims 4 yet, and in my storytelling mindset mode, I made her a faerie-child of the sky, so she deals with clouds... and clouds are big and floofy, like Cotton candy...

Thus born, Candi Cottin. She’s adventurous, childish, friendly,excitable, and lucky, and probably one of my Top 5 favorite Sims already; She’s so goofy and fun to watch. I have so many screenshots to go through and get queued up. 

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Acing pacing in your writing

I’ve read too many books and watched too many shows where pacing has ruined a good story. So, here are some of my tips for getting pacing right:

1. Don’t take too long to get to the inciting incident

Look, showing the ordinary life of your protagonist might be interesting if there’s something strange about their life, but readers want stuff to happen.

At least with genre fiction, you shouldn’t take too long to get to the action - the event that gets the story going.

If you can do it well and have readers invested from the start, you can start with the inciting incident. However, for most works I would recommend having it in the second chapter.

Your readers want to know what the story is about, not what the character thinks of his English teacher

2. Keep it moving, but don’t rush

Action is important. It drives the story and it’s interesting. You should make sure to put enough action in your work. Things should be happening.

BUT a novel is not a play or a movie or a comic. What makes reading a full-length novel so entertaining is the detail. The in-depth characterisation and description. The emotion and thought processes.

So, keep it moving, but don’t sacrifice the juicy details. Don’t skip from one action or dialogue scene to the next without taking your readers deeper into the intricacies of the story and characters.

It’s a delicate balance that can only truly be found by reading a lot and practicing.

3. Avoid a sagging middle

Your beginning is solid. Your end is exciting. But the middle is a chaotic mess that bores the reader. Trust me, it happens more than you might believe.

Sagging middle syndrome is a thing, and the only way to avoid it is to plan.

Look, I like pantsing, but planning the middle of your novel will help your pacing exponentially.

Make a rough outline of what needs to happen to get your characters to the climax. Add a few lighter/character-driven scenes where there are too many action scenes in the sequence. Remove events which are unnecessary. And make sure that everything makes sense!

This counts for second books in series as well. It should be good on its own, not just as a filler.

4. Don’t fast forward to the end

I’m looking at you, Game of Thrones.

If you’ve built up the story and set up everything for the final big bang, you have to deliver.

Keep the pacing somewhat similar to that of the rest of the story. Your readers have gotten used to it. And if they’re still reading at that point, they probably like that pace. Don’t write a relatively slow book and then have the climax be over in three pages.

I know you want the climax to be exciting. So, yes, make it a little more fast-paced than the middle. But not massively different.

5. Trust your characters

As with every aspect of creative writing, character is most important.

Is your character experiencing the scene quickly and choppily? Or are they slowing down and taking in everything?

If you stick with what your characters are feeling, you will get it right.

Look, exams have fried my brain. So, this isn’t the most well-formulated post I’ve made. But I hope that it can be helpful.

Reblog if you found these tips useful. Comment with your own pacing tips. Follow me for similar content.

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a gentle reminder that you’re not untalented, dumb or slow just because you’re learning. be patient with your progress. let yourself be a beginner.

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I needed to draw my favorite parts of Shane’s heart events so far T_T I lov a boy

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Made some bright odd socks for my bright odd sock needs

49 swatches I did categorize the colours and outfit types, etc Allowed for random

Download SFS

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please take a break!

please remember to take some time right now and take a deep breath and relax!!! 🌺🌺🌺

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Piper pt. 1

Part 1: Of course, Today... 

“Are you freakin’ kidding me?!!” Piper exclaimed just as another clap of thunder shook the walls of her home, She gritted her teeth as a low growl rumbled from deep within-side her. “Of course it would rain, today!” She muttered and threw her face into her hands in defeat.

“Nova and Evangeline are going to be so crushed when they look outside...” She cried softly as the images of her sweet little sister’s faces becoming sad flooded her mind’s eye and She felt her heart drop. She was so busy between trying to finish up her University career, and also hold a part-time job to make the ends meet, That she had very little time to get out to her Dad’s house to see everybody. 

She hoped that maybe it was only raining here in Newcrest, Oasis Springs was a good hour and a half drive for her and a pretty dry area in itself.  How mad she was at herself now for having to take that month of Summer classes, She should have used that precious time to enjoy the sunshine with the girls!  “I’m 20 years old... I shouldn’t be working myself to death like this.” She wiped the tears from her cheeks as she calmed herself down with some stuttery breaths. 

“Maybe instead of panicking I just text Dad, or Kalista, and see what’s going on over there...” How couldn’t she of thought of this first instead of just melting down? “Hey guys, it’s pouring here at my house, but I still wanna come out even if I can’t take the girls out like I had wanted to, what’s it like on your end?” She typed quickly into the group chat with her Dad and Step-Mom, and when the bubbles for seen didn’t pop up within a few moments after hitting Send, Piper realized that maybe they hadn’t even gotten up and motivated yet.

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Upcoming

Today I’ve spent most of the day of just playing, remodeling, and screenshotting a lot of things for one the (many) things I’ve been working on for the last few days; a lot of the Focus today was my OC Piper and her family, which has stemmed more ideas but I think I’m gonna hold back on that for a few lol.  My Grow Up Well challenge will be up (hopefully) no later than Friday, (I’ve been procrastinating like a MF’er.) I’m excited to see what will come out of it~  Also, I’d like to start taking room design requests, (or are they called builds... I’m awful at house  building, but I love interior design.) So if anyone has any, please send them by~ 

Stay wonderful everybody~ 💛

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Hayley: Good morning birthday girl! C’mon, up you get. You can open one of your presents before breakfast if you’d like!

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Well hell, Now I gotta get Strangeville cause this looks awesome! Great job @prismauke

THE ZOMBIE AFTERMATH CHALLENGE UPDATED FOR THE SIMS 4

by prismauke & icon by @peachymints

Details under the cut!

Hi all!  I wanted to do something different, and I needed something new for my challenge ; what you will see are changes that I have made for my personal taste. meaning I did not create the original challenge all the credit goes to the creator! so basically it’s the same challenge but also different becouse i’ve tried to make it suitable for ts4!

WELCOME TO THE ZOMBIE AFTERMATH CHALLENGE!

Survive all the five stages of the zombie invasion completing the last objective of the generation ;

Keep them alive and improve their lives.

There is a point system that will unlock new objects that over time will serve to overcome generation ;

Don’t die!

RULES

This is a 5 generation legacy challenge, each generation is based on a stage ;

Absolutely NO money cheats! ;

No cheats to up a sims skill, alter relationships, etc ;

and most importantly have fun! ;

I wanted it to be different and new from other challenges ; and surviving zombies could be a new thing! I hope you like it and if you want to participate in the zombie party use the tag #zombie aftermath challenge  so others, and I, can find your posts! i’ll do the challenge, so you can check mine also! And if anyone has any suggestions to expand or fix something in the challenge, I’d be honored!

RULES (GOOGLE DOCUMENT).

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hi! ♡ so i wanted to make this post to say i’m starting over. some of you may of known me as @/pearlescentsims. i decided to change things up a bit and start fresh. there really isn’t a huge reason, mainly i was getting bored and overall uninspired to post or even be on this site or the game itself. 

so since i’m back and have “”reset”” everything i need some people to follow!!! pls reblog this if you play the sims 4 and want me to check out your simblr! or just reblog to spread the word that would mean a lot too!! i’ll put a little more about myself below the cut for those interested or didn’t follow me prior.

Keep reading

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Dress Pants

There are those lovely male pants from Get To Work that I absolutely love, but they look wonky on a female frame. So I’ve decided to take their texture and slam them on a pair of skinnies from City Living - nothing fancy, but I think they’re cute.

requires City Living

tops don’t tuck into them

10 solid random swatches

enabled for random

Download [713 kB] @ Simfileshare

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That’s super cute!

NEW TINY LIVING STUFF PACK COMING OUT THIS MONTH FOR PC AND MAC AND BEGINNING OF FEB FOR CONSOLE AHHHHHHHHH

@whyhellosims @simocchi @kalissimsblog @thereesespiece @bba-som LOOK LOOK LOOK

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𝑝𝑎𝑑𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑎 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖 𝑔𝑟𝑦𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚

“ naturally, ”  said madam rosmerta, with a small laugh.  “ never saw one without the other, did you ? the number of times i had them in here — ooh, they used to make me laugh. quite the double act, sirius black and james potter ! ”

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💌This is the Amazing Person Award! Once you are given this award you are supposed to paste it in the ask of eight different people, who, in your opinion, deserve it. If you break the chain nothing will happen, but it is sweet to know someone thinks you’re amazing inside and out! 💌

Thank you so much!!!! 💛🖤💛🖤😭😭